Does your council charge for collection of bulky items ?

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by tinkerbelll

Free for us in NI in my council. Can now see why fly tipping seems to be an issue for lots of councils in England. And we can go to the tip (recycling centre) as often as we need to. Some times I’m never out of it when doing stuff around the house. I’m shocked too

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Massive problem with fly tipping in the forest!

[scouser]

Free for us upto 5 items at a time

[dreamadream]

Ironically booked it today for Thursday, 3 items for £14, but it’s a recycling charity. Hard to believe I had two perfect couches, including a black leather electric 3 seater recliner going for free and no one bit. Put it on loads of local FB groups. Photos of their perfect condition and clean home. The charity shops locally were full too. Oh well the charity will recycle them somewhere

[Jaybeez]

We’re in South Bucks and it’s £39 for three items.

We also have pay for anything at the tip that isn’t considered household rubbish, garden waste, metal or cardboard.
ie.
25 litres of building waste - £2.50
Toilet seat - £2.50
Shower tray - £5.00
Kitchen taps - £2.50
The list goes on and on.

All of this has led to a huge increase in fly tipping.

[Sitron]

Our council charges £14 per bulky (ie sofa) item and £8 for each item after that.

Our local tip is free to use but restrictions on type of vehicle you can use - for example if you have a hire van you must provide rental documents before they take waste.

[Gryff]

We get 2free uplifts a year asmany item as you want but have to list them down to the last bag
Here at the villa I just have to phone Haines City and they come pick it up we even have several Saturdays a year that are for things like tires
Paint etc
Garden rubbish has to be bagged and out palm fronds tied together branches cut to 5ft lengths and tied etc just put at the end of the drive and it gets lifted on a Tuesday

[ChrisS]

Durham County Council:

Small items e.g. bags of household waste, children's toys, dining chairs, a mirror or an airbed. You can have up to and including 6 items for £16. If more than 6 items, each additional small item is charged at £2.50.

Large/DIY items e.g. a door, fridge freezer, sofa, cooker, mattress or table. You can have up to and including 3 items for £16. If more than 3 items, each additional large item is charged at £5.00.

Exception items. We collect exception items priced at £32 per item.

[Bob_and_Dawn]

Barrow in Furness is £10 for whatever they can put on the van in 10 minutes

[Miss_Tangled]

Originally Posted by Bob_and_Dawn

Barrow in Furness is £10 for whatever they can put on the van in 10 minutes

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That sounds like some kind of strong man challenge 😆

[Alices Aunt]

£40.50 here in Suffolk for 5 items or 10 bags of rubbish and you stuff has to be where you put your bins by 6.30 am on collection day.